Essentials of Vascular Surgery for the General Surgeon

This volume provides a concise and up to date resource that directly addresses the needs of general surgeons who perform vascular surgery by focusing on the diagnosis and clinical management of common vascular conditions. The volume is divided into sections on arterial disease, venous disease, vascular trauma, and vascular access. Chapters on arterial disease outline the management and surgical techniques for the treatment of acute limb ischemia, compartment syndrome, and diabetic foot infections. Chronic arterial disease is addressed in chapters devoted to the management of claudication, critical limb ischemia, and lower extremity amputation. The section on vascular trauma emphasizes surgical intervention for blood vessel injuries that occur in the neck, abdomen, and extremity. Vascular access chapters deal with the technical aspects and potential complications of temporary venous access catheters and permanent arteriovenous access for hemodialysis. More complex vascular topics are also covered with chapters that are shorter in length and focused on the diagnosis and a broad understanding of treatment options.

Essentials of Vascular Surgery for the General Surgeon is the first of its kind to accurately mirror the SCORE curriculum for vascular disease as a patient care topic in general surgery training, acting as a “one stop” information source that general surgery trainees can turn to as a clinical reference and as a study guide for general surgery in service exams and board.

• PAD and claudication
• acute arterial disease
• endovascular therapy
• superficial thrombophlebitis
• varicose veins
• vascular trauma

“I found this to be a very useful reference. The chapters are concise and high yield. All the chapters describe common vascular surgery conditions likely to be seen by the average general surgeon. The book is well illustrated and the diagrams, photographs, and anatomy cartoons complement the text well. Overall, I would recommend this to all general surgery residents and practitioners.” (George Edward Havelka, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2015)

• Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Services, and Lead Physician, Vascular Surgery Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare, SUNY Upstate Medical University, and Network Upstate New York at Syracuse, Syracuse, USA

  Vivian Gahtan

• Director of Endovascular Services, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Services, and Vascular Surgeon, Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare, SUNY Upstate Medical University, and Network Upstate New York at Syracuse, Syracuse, USA

  Michael J. Costanza

Vivian Gahtan, MD
Lloyd Rogers Professor of Surgery, Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Services, SUNY Upstate Medical University, VA Health Care Network Upstate New York at Syracuse, Syracuse, NY, USA

Michael J. Costanza, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery, Director of Endovascular Services, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Vascular Surgeon, VA Health Care Network Upstate New York at Syracuse
Syracuse, NY, USA

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